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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
cricetid
 
SYLLABICATION:cri·ce·tid
PRONUNCIATION:  kr-std, -std
NOUN: Any of various small rodents of the family Cricetidae, which includes muskrats and gerbils.
ETYMOLOGY:From New Latin Cricetidae, family name, from Cricetus, hamster genus, from Medieval Latin cricetus, hamster, perhaps from Old Czech keek, diminutive of ke, of imitative origin.
OTHER FORMS:cri·cetid —ADJECTIVE
 
 
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